Phonograph-record case.



PATENTED JAN. 21, .1908. c. W. BDSBLL. v PHONOGRAPH RECORD CASE.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG.19, 1907.

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PHONOGRAPH-RECORD CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application flied August 19t 190`7 Serial No.389.274.

To all whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. EDsELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Otsego, Allegan county, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonographic-Record Cases, of'

supported that all of the record boxes in the cabinetv are in view, and, at the same time, are so su ported and secured as to prevent accidenta displacement although they may be readily placed or removed from the cabinet 3 third, to provide an improved cabinet for phonographic records in which the records are effectivelysupported and are protected from dust and the like, and, at the same time, are very accessible and may be quickly removed or inserted; and fourth, to provide an improved rack or cabinet which is of large capacity, and, at the same time, is compact and economical in structure and one in which the articles may be quickly inserted or removed.

Further objects, and objects relating to details of construction, will definitely appear from the detailed description tofollow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by thedevices and means described in the following specification.

The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved rack or cabinet; Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken on a line corresponding to line 2 2 of Fig. 1, the record boxes being shown in full lines; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, partially in section, taken on a line corresponding to the broken line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section, taken on a line corresponding to line 4 4 of Fig. 2, the records being shown in full lines.

In the drawing, the sectional views are taken looking in the directionof the little arrows at the ends of the section lines, and similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing, the frame or casing preferably consists of the side walls 1 connected by suitable top and bottom pieces 2 and 3. The casing is preferably provided with supporting legs, as 4. The rack or cabinet is provided with a plurality of compartments preferably formed by the horizontal and vertical partitions 5 and 6, respectively. As the details of the securing of these partitions in proper relation forms no part of this invention, I have not illustrated the same hereinl These compartments are open at both front and rear, as clearly appears from the drawing, and are adapted to receive the phonographic record boxes. These record boxes preferably consist of the cylindrical bodies 7 which are provided with bottoms S, the bottoms being secured thereto as is the usual practice. The tops or covers 9 are made removable to permit the insertion or removal of the records, as 10. The boxes are preferably provided with a felt or other suitable lining 11, so that the records are fully protected and are also wiped free from dust when they are inserted into or removed from the cabinety The compartments are of such size as to receive the record boxes when presented endwise thereto with their covers removed, the boxes being introduced from the rear of the cabinet. The covers may then be replaced and the record is fully protected.

It is customary to place the title of the record on the cover so that the titles of all of the records may be read from the front of the cabinet when the covers are in position. To avoid mistakes, I preferably place the title upon the projecting end of the record boxes, also, so that the covers are not likely to be changed. The boxes are retained in the compartments by means of a suitable back, as 1.2, which is adjustably supported so yroo that the openings 13 therein may be brought into register with the compartments, the openings being of such size as to permit of the insertion or removal of the record boxes therethrough. The back is preferably slidably arranged in suitable ways 14 on the inside ofthe side walls 1, the ways being preferably formed by nailing cleats or strips 15 and 16 thereto, as clearly appears in Fig. 4. The openings 13 in the back are preferably arranged in rows in zigzag series, which is of advantage on account of the compact arrangement of the compartments. This permits the back being made of light material, and, at the same time, be of suiiicient strength.

It is evident, as I have stated, that the records arranged in my improved cabinet are all fully accessible and at the same time they are fully protected. The` cabinet is of very large Ycapacity in proportion to its size and is at the same time an economical structure to produce.

I have illustrated and described my improved cabinet in detail in the form preferred by me on account ofits structural simplicity and economy. I am, however, aware that it isy capable of considerable variation in structural details Without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a rack or cabinet, the combination of a frame or casing With top, bottom and side Walls; a plurality of partition Walls arranged in said frame to form compartments; a back for said cabinet having openings therein adapted to be brought into register with said compartments; and vertical Ways for said back arranged on the inside of said side Walls.

2. A rack or cabinet comprising a casing divided into a plurality of compartments open at both the front and rear; and an adjustable back for said cabinet having roWs of openings therein adapted to be brought into register with said compartments, said openings being arranged in a zigzag series.

3. A rack or cabinet comprising a casing divided into a plurality of compartments open at both the front and rear and an adjustable back for said cabinet having openings therein adapted to be brought into register with said compartments.

4. In a structure of the class described, the combination With a rack or cabinet, comprising a casing divided into a plurality of compartments, open at both the front and rear, of boxes comprising cylindrical bodies and bottoms and tops therefor, said bottoms and tops being adapted to be capped upon the bodies, and the bottoms being secured thereto, said compartments of said racks lbeing adapted to receive said bodies When the same are presented endwise thereto With their covers removed, and the said bottoms bein adapted to prevent the Withdrawal of sai boxes from the front of the rack and their contenlts made accessible from the front of the rac i, iront edges of the rack compartments to receive the covers; and an adjustable back for said cabinet having openings therein through which said boxes may be inserted or removed When said openings are brought into register with said compartments.

5. In a structure ofthe class described, the combination With a rack or cabinet, comprising a casing divided into a plurality of compartments, open at both the front and rear, of boxes comprising cylindrical bodies and bottoms and tops therefor, said bottoms and tops being ada ted to be capped upon the bodies, and the ottoms being secured thereto, said compartments of said racks being adapted to receive said bodies When the `same are presented endWise thereto With their covers removed, and the said bottoms being adapted to revent the Withdrawal of said boxes from t e front of the rack and their contents made accessible frointhe front of the rack, said bodies projecting beyond the front edges of therack compartments to receive the covers.

In Witness Whereo'l, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES W. EDSELL. itnesses:

JEANNETTE WoLFF, LAURA G. FREEMAN.

said bodies projecting beyond the. 

